England vs South Africa
South Africa tour of England - 2025 · Headingley, Leeds · 2 September 2025
South Africa won by 7 wickets
South Africa won by 7 wickets. AK Markram top-scored with 86 for South Africa. KA Maharaj took 4/22.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Date
- 2 September 2025
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 7 wickets
- Player of the match
- KA Maharaj
- Debut
- S Baker (England)
- Umpires
- Nitin Menon and RJ Warren
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field. It was S Baker's first ODI.
England batted first and made 131 all out. JL Smith top-scored with 54 off 48 balls. KA Maharaj took 4 for 22 for South Africa. From 107 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 131 for 10.
Chasing 132, South Africa made 137 for 3. AK Markram top-scored with 86 off 55 balls, and RD Rickelton made 31. AU Rashid took 3 for 26 for England. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the first wicket between AK Markram and RD Rickelton, 88% of the total.
South Africa won by 7 wickets.
ENGLAND: 131 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| JL Smith | c C Bosch b PWA Mulder | 54 | 48 |
| BM Duckett | c RD Rickelton b N Burger | 5 | 8 |
| JE Root | c RD Rickelton b L Ngidi | 14 | 17 |
| HC Brook | run out (RD Rickelton, T Stubbs) | 12 | 18 |
| JC Buttler | c RD Rickelton b PWA Mulder | 15 | 24 |
| JG Bethell | c AK Markram b KA Maharaj | 1 | 2 |
| WG Jacks | caught b KA Maharaj | 7 | 7 |
| BA Carse | not out | 3 | 7 |
| JC Archer | c AK Markram b PWA Mulder | 0 | 1 |
| AU Rashid | lbw b KA Maharaj | 9 | 14 |
| S Baker | b KA Maharaj | 0 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 131 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Burger | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| L Ngidi | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| C Bosch | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 7 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| KA Maharaj | 5.3 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (BM Duckett, 2 ov), 2-44 (JE Root, 7 ov), 3-82 (HC Brook, 13 ov), 4-102 (JL Smith, 17 ov), 5-107 (JG Bethell, 18 ov), 6-117 (WG Jacks, 20 ov), 7-119 (JC Buttler, 21 ov), 8-119 (JC Archer, 21 ov), 9-131 (AU Rashid, 24 ov), 10-131 (S Baker, 24 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | BM Duckett (5) and JL Smith (8) | 13 |
| second | JE Root (14) and JL Smith (14) | 31 |
| third | HC Brook (12) and JL Smith (24) | 38 |
| fourth | JL Smith (8) and JC Buttler (11) | 20 |
| fifth | JG Bethell (1) and JC Buttler (0) | 5 |
| sixth | WG Jacks (7) and JC Buttler (3) | 10 |
| seventh | JC Buttler (1) and BA Carse (1) | 2 |
| eighth | JC Archer (0) and BA Carse (0) | 0 |
| ninth | AU Rashid (9) and BA Carse (2) | 12 |
| tenth | S Baker (0) and BA Carse (0) | 0 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 137 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | c JL Smith b AU Rashid | 86 | 55 |
| RD Rickelton | not out | 31 | 58 |
| T Bavuma | c WG Jacks b AU Rashid | 6 | 9 |
| T Stubbs | b AU Rashid | 0 | 1 |
| D Brevis | not out | 6 | 2 |
Did not bat: T de Zorzi, PWA Mulder, C Bosch, KA Maharaj, N Burger, L Ngidi
Extras 8 · Total 137 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Baker | 7 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| JC Archer | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| BA Carse | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| AU Rashid | 3.5 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-121 (AK Markram, 18 ov), 2-131 (T Bavuma, 20 ov), 3-131 (T Stubbs, 20 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | AK Markram (86) and RD Rickelton (28) | 121 |
| second | T Bavuma (6) and RD Rickelton (3) | 10 |
| third | T Stubbs (0) and RD Rickelton (0) | 0 |
| fourth | RD Rickelton (0) and D Brevis (0) | 6 |
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